Renzetti vs Dyna King experience?

I am considering a new vise, and would like to hear from anyone that has
used both Renzetti (Traveler or Presentation) and Dyna King Barracuda vises.
Unfortunately, I really don't have access to either for testing.

Thanks,

Jim Ray

Jim wrote:
I am considering a new vise, and would like to hear from anyone that has
used both Renzetti (Traveler or Presentation) and Dyna King Barracuda vises.
Unfortunately, I really don't have access to either for testing.

Thanks,

Jim Ray

One word. Renzettei Traveller )



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Jim wrote:
I am considering a new vise, and would like to hear from anyone that has
used both Renzetti (Traveler or Presentation) and Dyna King Barracuda
vises.
Unfortunately, I really don't have access to either for testing.
Thanks,
Jim Ray

One word. Renzettei Traveller )
Venligst, Thanks, Grüße,
Thomas Schreiber

Hi Thomas,
The original poster asked about experience between vises. Could you help
with telling your experience with the Barracuda vs. the Traveler? I have a
Renzetti Traveler, and like it, but have not done more than maybe touch the
Barracuda.
I'd enjoy hearing "your" experience between the two vises.
(I have the basic specs on both, and prices.)
DaveMohnsen,
Denver

"Jim" wrote in message
...
I am considering a new vise, and would like to hear from anyone that has
used both Renzetti (Traveler or Presentation) and Dyna King Barracuda
vises.
Unfortunately, I really don't have access to either for testing.

Thanks,

Jim Ray



When I bought my Traveler, I sat at the store for about an hour to
"test-drive" a few different vises. The Barracuda is a great vise, one that
I most likely would have enjoyed. The rotary is smooth, the jaws are
well-made, and overall, it seems like a very quality vise. I went with the
Renzetti simply because I liked the size and set-up better. Simple
preference, no real differences (to a slightly-better-than-a-novice me,
anyway).

Then there's the price factor. The Renzetti is about 1/2 the price. If it
were an "apples-to-apples" comparison on price, I prolly would have still
gone with the Renzetti. Personally, I just like the way it feels when tying.

YMMV, of course....

Dan

Go Regal
"Jim" wrote in message
...
I am considering a new vise, and would like to hear from anyone that has
used both Renzetti (Traveler or Presentation) and Dyna King Barracuda
vises.
Unfortunately, I really don't have access to either for testing.

Thanks,

Jim Ray

i've used both and the renzetti traveler is a fantastic vise. great
quality build and "just works" like you think it should. after using
the renzetti for a while the dyna vises (all of them) look & feel like
a rolls royce. heavy, smooth, and almost jewel-like. but after a
dozen flies i didn't quite get much "feel" from the dyna. maybe it's
too heavy or something but i broke my thread a couple of times and i
think (maybe) it was because the vise didn't move at all. i used to
have the same problem with my thompson vises (i've used them for a few
eons) but i don't seem to break thread using my renzetti.

i know this is kind of subjective but the renzetti traveler is my
choice over the dyna kings. in fact it's my choice over the more
expensive renzetti vises but, again, that might be because the
presentation vises are stouter/firmer. or something.

oh, another thing, i'm not positive but i think you still have a choice
in heads - if so i'd choose the "cam head" rather than the "screw"
type. i've used both but the cam is more convenient when you shift the
hook around. i also like the C clamp version more than the pedestal
vise. probably because i've always used a C clamp-type of vise and i'm
used to pulling my chair up closer than to a desk. i somehow feel more
comfortable with my arms "free" rather than my elbows on a table (with
a pedestal vise). naturally this is just a personal weirdness and not
something anyone else might care about.

another vise you might want to look at is the DanVise. it's fairly
inexpensive like the rezetti traveler but very (very) different
looking. i thought the composite (tough plastic) construction would
make it flimsy and cheap but it's been quite a trooper so far. not
better than the renzetti traveler but different in a good way. i've
talked to other folks that like it better. i haven't tied more than a
few flies on it but i liked it better than most other vises.

lastly - i recommend that you find a way to get in front of any vise
you're considering. really. a good fly shop will probably have one or
two available to play with. if not many fly fishing clubs have "tying
parties" where you can get some hands-on time (and plenty of other
opinions!).

dan

(no relation to the danvise people)

Jim wrote:
I am considering a new vise, and would like to hear from anyone that
has
used both Renzetti (Traveler or Presentation) and Dyna King Barracuda
vises.
Unfortunately, I really don't have access to either for testing.

Thanks,

Jim Ray

"randy bois" wrote in news:dLudnZyTmNAq45DfRVn-
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Go Regal

I guess it boils down to personal preference, but I've never heard anyone
complain that they accidentally shot their hook across the room and chipped
their vise jaws while using any of the cam- or screw- tightened vises. I
think the height of the Regal craze is passed.

Scott

I own both.

I tied on the Renzetti for 5 years or more. Upgraded to the cam head.
Finally decided taht I needed something better(more expensive ) and went to
the Barracuda.
Without a doubt the Barracuda is better built, and will last longer but it
is also much more expensive. One of the nice things about the Renzetti
which not true about the barracuda is that the head can be balanced by the
handle, and when youturn the fly to get at the bottom or the side, it will
stay their on its own. The Barracuda has a tendency to want to go back to
the straight tying position, and you have to set a screw to keep it turned.
If money was an issue, I would go with the Rezetti. It will last you 5
years or more, and will do all you want.


"Jim" wrote in message
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I am considering a new vise, and would like to hear from anyone that has
used both Renzetti (Traveler or Presentation) and Dyna King Barracuda
vises.
Unfortunately, I really don't have access to either for testing.

Thanks,

Jim Ray

"Jim" wrote in message
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I am considering a new vise, and would like to hear from anyone that has
used both Renzetti (Traveler or Presentation) and Dyna King Barracuda
vises.
Unfortunately, I really don't have access to either for testing.
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I have tied on both, and I like the looks of the Barracuda but frankly I tie
better on the Renzetti for some reason (and I don't have a clue why). It is
too bad you can't try them both out. If you have a local fly fishing club
nearby, I am sure you could get both brought to a meeting and give them both
a workout. If I had to buy one of the other, I would go with the Renzetti
because it costs less and works well, or at least, well for me. One odd
thing that is idiosyncratic to me -- I prefer the screw to the cam on the
vise heads and they are cheaper too! It seems to hold better, IMHO and
frankly I am used to it -- (and yes I have a cam head in the drawer) which
may be the only value to my post is that I am used to the Renzetti and that
may be all the difference that matters. I do tie some on my NorVise and I
do like it for some types of flies (Large Streamers) a little better than
the Renzetti. (Of course, this may be because I bought the NorVise and I am
damn well going to use it or so says the Mrs.).

Chris "I certainly hope that there was something in this post of value to
you"

Thanks for all the responses. I found a used Dyna King at a reasonable
price, and decided to get it, based on some of the responses. That and the
fact that there are lots of Travelers on ebay, but very few Dyna-King
Barracudas. Don't know whether that is because so few Dyna-Kings are sold
compared to Travelers, or because so many people get a Traveler and then
decide to "upgrade". In any case, the worst thing that could happen is that
I'd have another vise.

Thanks again,

Jim Ray
"Jim" wrote in message
...
I am considering a new vise, and would like to hear from anyone that has
used both Renzetti (Traveler or Presentation) and Dyna King Barracuda
vises.
Unfortunately, I really don't have access to either for testing.

Thanks,

Jim Ray